Township and Range

Lands west of Ohio are divided into 36 square mile units called townships. Each township has a township and range designation to define its 36 square mile area. Townships are numbered north or south from a selected parallel of latitude called a base line and range, is numbered west or east of a selected meridian of longitude called a principle meridian. The primary base line and meridian for Nevada is Mount Diablo near Danville California and is designated the Mount Diablo Base and Meridian or MDB&M for short.

Examples

Townships - 20N

Half Townships - S13H

Range - E24

Half Range - E34H

The directional prefix may also be appended to the township or range number. For example: N20 may also be input as 20N, in the case of half townships and ranges, the directional affix comes before the half 'H' designator. For example: E23H may also be input as 23EH.

Quarter

Section numbers must have two digits. Valid numbers are 01-36.

NW

NE

SW

SE

Quarters Quarters

Quarters are labeled based on their geographic location. Quarter quarters are prepended to the quarter.